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Prompt Graveyard

"Here lie the AI prompts that went gloriously wrong"

All Graves Hallucination Prompt Injection Token Limit Temperature Spike Model Confusion
Est. 2024
"Draw a simple cat"
Intended Result🐱 A cute cat illustration
Actual ResultA cat-headed humanoid with human body in blue jacket
Hallucination
helloWorld
Est. 2024
"Hello world"
Intended ResultA simple greeting program
Actual Result847 variations of "hello world" in 23 languages
Model Confusion
The nature of 2
Infinity we find
2+2=4?
Est. 2024
"Solve 2+2"
Intended Result"4"
Actual ResultA 47-page philosophical treatise questioning the nature of "2"
Hallucination
Est. 2024
"Show me the sun"
Intended ResultA nice sunset image
Actual ResultInfinite looping animated GIF, 2.4GB
Temperature Spike
Est. 2024
"Make it pop"
Intended ResultMore vibrant design
Actual ResultAn actual popcorn kernel that popped
Model Confusion
VOID
Est. 2024
"Remove the background"
Intended ResultImage with transparent background
Actual ResultEverything stripped, just void
Token Limit
Est. 2024
"Write a haiku"
Intended ResultA single 5-7-5 poem
Actual Result17MB of haikus (estimated 2.3 million)
Token Limit
Est. 2024
"Dark mode"
Intended ResultDark themed UI
Actual ResultEverything including user screen turned black
Model Confusion
Est. 2024
"Add a gradient"
Intended ResultNice gradient background
Actual ResultInfinite color spectrum consuming all memory
Temperature Spike
tiny text compressed
Est. 2024
"Make it smaller"
Intended ResultSmaller file size
Actual ResultMicroscopic text file (needs microscope)
Prompt Injection
Est. 2024
"Repeat after me: hello"
Intended ResultEcho "hello" once
Actual ResultInfinite loop of "hello" until crash
Prompt Injection
Est. 2024
"Be more creative"
Intended ResultMore interesting output
Actual ResultAbstract expressionist chaos
Temperature Spike